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Tribe Wants Remains of Children Who Died at Boarding School

ROSEBUD, S.D. — The remains of at least 10 Native American children who died nearly 2,000 miles away from their homes while being forced to attend a government-run boarding school in Pennsylvania more than a century ago could soon be repatriated under an effort taken up by a South Dakota tribe. The exhumation and return […]

May 11, 2016

Bill Would Let Psychologists Prescribe Medicine

DES MOINES, Iowa — A bill pending in the Iowa House would allow specially trained psychologists to prescribe medication to mentally ill people in hopes of alleviating a shortage of treatment options, but the proposal has run into opposition from some of the state’s psychiatrists. Sen. Joe Bolkcom, a Democrat from Iowa City, has been […]

May 11, 2016

Ex-Official Gets 10 Years for Theft of Health Funds for the Poor

PHOENIX — A former state official who acknowledged stealing $5.9 million from Arizona’s health care program for the poor was sentenced Monday to 10 years in prison for his part in a years-long fraud scheme. Michael John Veit, the former chief procurement officer for the state’s Medicaid program, was ordered to pay full restitution as […]

May 11, 2016

Youngsters in 4-H Club Train Guide Dogs for the Blind

ALBANY, Ore. — From the second floor, Clarita took in the stairwell at Linn-Benton Community College: its shadowed steps, the boom of voices echoing off the brick walls. Then she trotted confidently down, tail wagging as she accepted a kibble treat from her walker, Julia Marsh, 11, of Albany. Stairways, fountains, even a ride in […]

May 11, 2016

Juries Award Millions in Ovarian Cancer/Talcum Powder Cases

ST. LOUIS — Twice in the past three months, juries have awarded tens millions of dollars to ovarian cancer victims who blamed Johnson & Johnson talcum powder for their illness. The cases are among the first verdicts in a gathering courtroom assault by law firms that are aggressively recruiting clients through TV ads and the […]

May 11, 2016

Grad Student Employees Lose Health Insurance Subsidy

COLUMBIA, Mo. ― The University of Missouri said it is eliminating subsidies that help pay health insurance costs for graduate students employed by the school. University officials say the change is due to a recent IRS interpretation of a section of the Affordable Care Act, which requires adults to have health insurance or face tax […]

May 11, 2016

Latest Medical Schools Data Show Increases in Applications, Enrollment of Minorities

The numbers are in. And according to new data released Thursday by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), enrollment at medical schools across the nation has increased 25 percent since 2002. The dramatic incline in the number of enrollees—20,630 in 2015—signals an all-time high for medical colleges in the U.S. In addition, the total […]

May 11, 2016

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Nursing, Health Care in Recovery Mode in Haiti

In the early 2000s, Hilda Alcindor had already had a decades-long career as a nurse and teacher. Her two daughters were grown and making their way in the world. Alcindor was living in Miami, where she worked at Mt. Sinai Medical Center and taught at North Miami High School. She was beginning to have the […]

May 11, 2016

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Nursing Faculty Emphasize Culturally Competent Health Care

With today’s nurses working in a rapidly changing health care landscape, emerging faculty educate their nursing students about issues that impact patient care and bring health care to underserved communities. One of Dr. Kyeongra Yang’s goals in the community health courses she teaches is to guide her students to be more culturally competent in providing […]

May 11, 2016

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Goshen College Pitching in to Tackle Disparities in Mental Health Access

All too often it is the most vulnerable populations who have the least access to mental health care. In 1999, the U.S. Office of the Surgeon General released a report that catalogued the striking disparities in mental health access among Black, Hispanic/Latino and Asian American communities. Minority communities were found to have less access to […]

May 11, 2016

SUNY Broome’s Health Care MOOC Gaining Global Attention

As anyone who has ever cared for an elderly person or housebound patient before knows, you don’t always need a degree in nursing to do it. However, it can be helpful to brush up on certain aspects of caregiving before undertaking the task, such as the physical and psychological needs of those requiring care, effective […]

May 11, 2016

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Penn State Seniors Put Class Gift Funds Toward Mental Health

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. ― Pennsylvania State University’s senior class will donate its class gift funds to an endowment to support campus mental health services. Student leaders tell The Philadelphia Inquirer the gift could reach $250,000. They believe the decision indicates a growing awareness of the need for mental health treatment. The vote was personal for […]

May 11, 2016

Professor Says Only Law Can Cure Bias, Racism in Health Care

WASHINGTON — When it comes to eliminating the racial disparities that plague America’s health care system and cause Blacks to “live sicker and die quicker” than Whites, University of Colorado law professor Dayna Matthew believes the cure is to be found in the law. “Law changes social norms and the social norm needs to be […]

May 11, 2016

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Steve Fund Challenging Views of Mental Health in Minority Communities

To the outside observer, Stephen Rose was both an accomplished and purposeful young man. He was a graduate of Harvard College and recently earned a master’s in psychology; he was also in the process of choosing among his law school acceptances. His path forward, however, was complicated by the fact that he had been battling […]

May 11, 2016

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How Racism on College Campuses Affects Black Students’ Mental Health

“Amid a surge in student-led protests around the country, many colleges have been struggling to make their campuses more accommodating for minorities. Last semester, student-activist groups nationwide issued demands to their universities seeking everything from mandatory sensitivity-and-racial-bias training to the development of safe spaces on campus for people of color. During a protest at Princeton […]

May 11, 2016

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California Assembly Approves Tobacco-free College Campuses

SACRAMENTO, Calif. ― The California Assembly on Monday approved banning tobacco use on all California State University and community college campuses, building on a package of restrictions already awaiting Gov. Jerry Brown’s signature. Assemblyman Kevin McCarty’s proposal for tobacco-free campuses received just enough votes to clear the lower legislative chamber, passing 41-23. AB1594 now heads […]

April 25, 2016

Bed Bugs Cause Stir at Yale, New Haven City Schools

NEW HAVEN, Conn. ― Bed bugs are causing a stir in New Haven, where the blood-sucking parasites have been making unwelcome appearances in places including Yale University. In recent weeks, students at a city high school refused to enter a classroom where the bugs had been spotted and Yale’s School of Medicine had to find […]

April 24, 2016

ROBERTA DIAZ BRINTON

ROBERTA DIAZ BRINTON has been appointed director of the UA Center for Innovation in Brain Science at the University of Arizona Health Sciences. She is the R. Pete Vanderveen Chair in Therapeutic Discovery and Development in the School of Pharmacy and a professor of biomedical engineering in the Viterbi School of Engineering at the University of Southern California. Brinton earned a bachelor’s, a master’s and a doctorate from the University of Arizona.

April 20, 2016

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